Zeppelin Mail from Miami, 1933

United States · 1933 · 3¢

A 3-cent US definitive stamp featuring George Washington's profile is affixed to a postal cover. The cover is postmarked Miami, Florida, 1933, and bears a commemorative cachet for the Graf Zeppelin's first flight from Miami.

This postal cover commemorates the Graf Zeppelin's first flight from Miami in 1933, a notable event in the history of transatlantic airmail and the golden age of airship travel. Such covers are prized examples of early airmail and postal history.